District of Gujarat

Mehsana District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Mehsana district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈23,55,000 (23.55 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Mehsana's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,44,393.

Q: What was the population of Mehsana district in Census 2011?

20,44,393: 10,61,277 males and 9,83,116 females, of whom 5,14,330 lived in towns and 15,30,063 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 23.55 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

23,55,000 2.35 million 1 March 2026

Mehsana district's population is estimated at ≈23.55 lakh (23,55,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Gujarat projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 20,44,393 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Gujarat. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Mehsana district

Census 2011: 20,44,393
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 23.55 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 5,14,330

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 15,30,063

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 23.55 lakh 23,55,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 20.44 lakh 20,44,393 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 458per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 926 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6): 843 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate: 83.6% Male 91.4% · Female 75.3%
Urban share: 25.2% Gujarat: 42.6%
Growth 2001–11: +10.4% Gujarat: +19.3%
Area: ≈ 4,461km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 4.26 lakh 4.8 people per household
Villages: 611 Census 2011
Towns: 10 Census 2011

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Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Reconstructed
Estimate

25 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	16,52,447
2001	18,52,716
2011	20,44,393
2016 *	21,60,000
2021 *	22,66,000
2026 *	23,55,000
2031 *	24,25,000
2036 *	24,76,000

* Estimate

How Mehsana's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Mehsana's 2011 population was spread
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1	Mahesana	5,29,816	25.9%	912	86.3%	38.1%
2	Kadi	3,41,407	16.7%	921	82.0%	23.8%
3	Visnagar	2,62,246	12.8%	924	87.0%	29.3%
4	Vijapur	2,57,699	12.6%	927	84.9%	13.6%
5	Unjha	1,75,539	8.6%	927	88.8%	32.5%
6	Vadnagar	1,45,445	7.1%	954	81.0%	19.1%
7	Kheralu	1,33,778	6.5%	940	75.8%	16.3%
8	Becharaji	99,588	4.9%	947	75.7%	12.6%
9	Satlasana	89,546	4.4%	945	74.1%	0.0%
10	Detroj-Rampura(part)	5,547	0.3%	965	77.4%	0.0%
11	Patan(part)	3,782	0.2%	956	75.8%	0.0%

Largest towns in Mehsana (Census 2011)

Mahesana 1,90,753
Kadi 81,404
Visnagar 76,753
Unjha 57,108
Vijapur 35,118
Vadnagar 27,790
Kheralu 21,843
Bechar Alias Becharaji CT 12,574
Ambaliyasan CT 7,072
Baliyasan CT 3,915

How people in Mehsana worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

23.4%

Agricultural labourers

30.1%

Household industry

1.3%

Other work

45.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 39.9%.

Age structure of Mehsana

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	88,985	76,664
5-9	1,03,990	83,047
10-14	1,11,745	89,330
15-19	1,10,272	93,049
20-24	1,00,843	96,197
25-29	88,070	82,513
30-34	79,001	77,082
35-39	74,098	70,910
40-44	69,327	68,161
45-49	60,342	58,043
50-54	49,832	47,192
55-59	37,162	38,065
60-64	31,464	34,151
65-69	21,511	24,804
70-74	16,727	20,423
75-79	7,891	9,844
80+	8,230	11,805

Children (0–14): 27.1%; Gujarat 29.0%
Working age (15–59): 63.7%; Gujarat 63.1%
Older people (60+): 9.2%; Gujarat 8.0%
Median age: 26.9years; Gujarat 26.0
Dependency ratio: 49.4; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Gujarat 51.7

Languages spoken in Mehsana

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 26 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Gujarati 97.6%
Hindi 2.0%
Sindhi 0.2%
Marathi 0.1%
Punjabi 0.0%
Urdu 0.0%
Bengali 0.0%
Malayalam 0.0%
All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

Gujarati97.6%
Hindi1.7%
Sindhi0.2%
Marwari0.1%
Rajasthani0.1%
Marathi0.1%
Punjabi0.0%
Urdu0.0%

Housing and amenities in Mehsana

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 90.5%

Gujarat 90.4%
Tap water 88.3%

Gujarat 69.1%
Water source within premises 77.2%

Gujarat 64.1%
Toilet within premises 54.6%

Gujarat 57.4%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 44.0%

Gujarat 40.3%
Bathing area within premises 68.1%

Gujarat 67.5%
Closed drainage 39.6%

Gujarat 37.4%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 42.4%

Gujarat 38.4%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 50.8%

Gujarat 52.1%

What households own

Mobile phone 67.1%

Gujarat 65.7%
Television 57.5%

Gujarat 53.8%
Scooter or motorcycle 28.0%

Gujarat 34.2%
Computer or laptop 7.9%

Gujarat 8.9%
Car, jeep or van 5.9%

Gujarat 6.1%
Use banking services 63.8%

Gujarat 57.9%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 18.5%

Gujarat 18.7%

The home itself

Own their home 87.3%

Gujarat 83.9%
Rent their home 10.1%

Gujarat 13.6%
Permanent (pucca) house 80.8%

Gujarat 75.2%
House in good condition 67.8%

Gujarat 67.3%
Concrete roof 42.8%

Gujarat 44.0%
Cement or tiled floor 69.8%

Gujarat 63.8%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 28.5%

Gujarat 44.4%

Gujarat

What the numbers say

Mehsana district held 3.4% of Gujarat's population in 2011, 11th of 34 districts.
Literacy is 83.6%, 5.5 points above the Gujarat average of 78.0%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 91.4% of men but only 75.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
The child sex ratio was just 843 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
25.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Gujarat as a whole (42.6%).
The population grew 10.4% in 2001–11, slower than Gujarat's 19.3% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈23.55 lakh, implies growth of about 15% since 2011; it is tied to the official Gujarat projection.
Its largest town, Mahesana, had 1.91 lakh people in 2011, 9.3% of the district.

How this district was formed

Mehsana covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

Mahesana (2011) 99.5% of this district
100.0% of the 2011 district
Ahmadabad (2011) 0.3% of this district
0.1% of the 2011 district
Patan (2011) 0.2% of this district
0.3% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Gujarat →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (20 April 2026 – 19 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Mehsana, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Mehsana (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Mehsana (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Gujarat
Hindu	≈ 18,94,600	92.7%	88.6%
Muslim	≈ 1,36,800	6.7%	9.7%
Christian	≈ 2,000	0.1%	0.5%
Sikh	≈ 1,100	0.1%	0.1%
Buddhist	≈ 100	0.0%	0.1%
Jain	≈ 7,100	0.3%	1.0%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 100	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 2,600	0.1%	0.1%
Total	20,44,393	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Mehsana district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈23,55,000 (23.55 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Mehsana's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,44,393.

What was the population of Mehsana district in Census 2011?

20,44,393: 10,61,277 males and 9,83,116 females, of whom 5,14,330 lived in towns and 15,30,063 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Mehsana?

Literacy was 83.6% in 2011 (men 91.4%, women 75.3%). The sex ratio was 926 females per 1,000 males, and 843 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Mehsana district?

Mahesana, with 1,90,753 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Mehsana district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 611 Census 2011 villages and 10 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction